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Newspaper
Sierra County Advocate
Location
Hillsboro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1909
Page
3
The Sierra County Advocate is published by W W C Thompson as proprietor and manager of the paper in Sierra County.
Reports describe new life across Florine and surrounding camps with extensive ore leads. Operators like Wicks mine and Opulent group show strong production and lease activity while infrastructure expands with a road to Magdalena and new buildings in the Wild Horse district.
Kingston reports the death of Zadock C. Stiver known as Dov at 1:15 AM on April, aged 62. He settled at Fairview and owned property, endured Geronimo raid, prospected in Old Mexico and Navajo country, and died after paralysis onset on Easter Sunday while on the Georgetown trail. Funeral plans cited and brothers involved. Dr F J Given attended him.
The town enjoys a new boom with mining profits rising in Hermosa twenty miles south of Chloride. Quenn Wave Mining pushes work as the Pelican Eagle owner I J Ross smiles on steady progress. Ore from the belt near Hermosa to Camp Florine ships to smelter, hinting a lasting northern Sierra prosperity. Plemmons inherits two Camp Florine town lots.
Geo T Miller returns from Las Ornoes. Walt M Robins leaves for El Paso. A dance at Hirsch ball tomorrow night inviting all. County Treasurer Will M Rob ins receives a $1800 check from Territorial Treasurer Otero this week.
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